High School Basketball
WACO was swept by Sigourney last night with the girls’ team losing a tight one, 56-53, while the boys’ team fell 53-42. The Warriors will travel to Hillcrest Academy tonight at 6 pm.
Central Lee swept Winfield-Mt. Union last night with the girls’ team rallying in the 4th quarter to win 48-41, while the boys’ team throttled the Wolves 70-44.
Central Lee’s contest against West Burlington scheduled for tonight has been postponed to Thursday, January 29th, due to the extreme cold.
Columbus versus Winfield-Mt. Union has been postponed to February 2nd.
Mt. Pleasant will travel to Fort Madison tonight with tip-off at 6 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 5:45 pm.
Danville will make the trip to Van Buren County tonight with game one at 6 pm.
Holy Trinity Catholic will celebrate their Homecoming against Burlington Notre Dame tonight with tip-off at 6 pm at home.
Mediapolis will face off against New London tonight on the road with the girls’ playing first at 6 pm.
Wapello will play Highland tonight with game one at 6 pm.
Fairfield had their matchup with Washington postponed to next Thursday.
High School Wrestling
The Fairfield boys’ team defeated Mt. Pleasant last night 45-36. The Trojans were led by Noah Patel, Cael McCabe, Jasper Carpenter, who snuck past Lane Beckler by an 11-9 decision, Dusty Haynes, Calvin McClain, and Alex Hudson. Picking up victories by fall for the Panthers were Levi Evans, Charlie Bohenkamp, Kolbein Ostby, Ramzy Davis, Jackson Newman, and Juan Lopez.
The girls’ teams finished with a 30-30 tie for their Southeast Conference matchup. Mt. Pleasant’s Paris Phosy picked up a late pin over Kensley Fligg, while Kendra Allison won the lone match of the night for the Trojans.
The Mt. Pleasant and Fairfield boys’ teams will travel to Williamsburg tomorrow, January 24th, for the Raider Round Robin Invitational.
The WACO, Fairfield, Wapello, and Mediapolis girls’ teams will compete at the Louisa-Muscatine Invite tomorrow.
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team will wait for the Class 2A State Qualifying meet on January 30th in Ottumwa.
The Columbus/Winfield-Mt. Union boys’ team traveled to Louisa-Muscatine last night and split the triangular, dominating Pekin 66-12 and losing to the hosts 47-30. Bowen Thomson and Trevor Phillips each went 2-0 for the night. The Wildcats will host a dual tournament tomorrow.
The Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team handled Wapello, 62-18, in their duel last night. Andre Worrell, Kael Cook, and Joey Glendening picked up wins by fall, while Ryan Rose and Jared Glendening collected major decision victories for Notre Dame. Grayson Nagle, Jett Malcom, and Cohen Wolford pinned their opponents for Wapello.
The Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team will travel to the Alburnett Duals tomorrow.
The Wapello boys’ team will make the trip to Midland for the John Byers Invitational tomorrow.
Van Buren County swept the competition at their home duals last night, thumping Lone Tree 60-17 and besting WACO 48-30. Braxton Headley, Leo Jirak, Jackson Meek, Alex Scott, and Kaimrin Ellingson each went undefeated for the night.
WACO handed Lone Tree a 63-3 beatdown as Teage Pepper was the lone Warrior to win two matches last night, while Ian Maize, Harley Larrimore, Braxton Stauffer, and Cylas Elder each went undefeated for the night.
The WACO boys’ team will compete in the Kurt Hinschberger Invitational tomorrow.
New London hosted a triangular last night and was swept by Highland, 66-12, and Mediapolis, 42-6, while the Bulldogs fell to Highland, 58-18. Killian Kelly of New London finished the night undefeated, while Peyton Johnson and Branson Mosley ended the night unscathed.
The New London, Van Buren County, and Mediapolis boys’ teams will participate in the Louisa-Muscatine Invite tomorrow.
High School Bowling
Mt. Pleasant split their showdown with Fairfield last night with the girls’ team winning 2,211-2,070 and the boys’ team losing 2,934-2,494. In the girls’ match, Emma Cass led the field with 374 total pins, while Natalie Brush captained the Panthers with a team-high 330 pins.
The Southeast Conference tournament will take place on Tuesday, January 27th, at Arrowhead Bowl.
Southeastern Community College
The women’s basketball team will host Central Community College tomorrow, January 24th, at 1 pm.
The men’s basketball team will head back home tomorrow to take on Marshalltown Community College at 7 pm.
The women’s wrestling team will compete at the Warrior Open tomorrow.
The men’s wrestling team will participate in the Stormin’ Norman Tournament tomorrow.
College Basketball
The Iowa State women’s team will host Arizona tomorrow, January 24th, with tip-off at 3 pm.
The #10 Iowa women’s team needed overtime but got the job done against #15 Maryland last night, 85-78. Ava Heiden poured in a game high 20 points in the effort. The Hawkeyes will host another ranked matchup against #12 Ohio State on Sunday at 1 pm.
The Iowa men’s team will take on USC on Wednesday, January 28th, at 6 pm at home.
The #9 Iowa State men’s team will hit the road for a meetup tomorrow with Oklahoma State at 3 pm.
This Day in Sports History
1950 – The Associated Press picks “Miracle Braves” of 1914 as the greatest sports upset.
1984 – The Buffalo Sabres become the first team in NHL history to win 10 straight road games with a 5-3 victory at Boston.
2015 – Golden State guard Klay Thompson scores the most points in a quarter (37) and most three-pointers in a quarter (9) in a Warriors’ 126-101 win over the Sacramento Kings.